Full Text of SR0638 95th General Assembly
SR0638 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Mary V. Perina of Hinsdale, who passed | 4 |
| away on March 1, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born June 25, 1920, in Chicago; she was a | 6 |
| graduate of Morton High School and went on to attend several | 7 |
| institutions to continue her advanced education; her love of | 8 |
| music culminated with her lead performance in several operas | 9 |
| while attending school, and she had an early career working for | 10 |
| Presbyterian/St Lukes Hospital in Chicago and Ryerson Inc.; and
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| WHEREAS, She married Henry Roger Perina on September 21, | 12 |
| 1946, and celebrated 50 years of marriage prior to his passing; | 13 |
| Mrs. Perina was a loving homemaker, raising her three children | 14 |
| in Brookfield and then Hinsdale, before working for Marshall | 15 |
| Field's; as a 27-year employee of the company, she helped open | 16 |
| the Oak Brook location, retiring as assistant manager of the | 17 |
| cosmetic department; and
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| WHEREAS, She was a longtime member of the Downers Grove | 19 |
| Oratorio Society, having the distinction of performing under | 20 |
| the direction of baritone Sherrill Milnes; she was a passionate | 21 |
| volunteer and gave her time to Hinsdale Hospital since 1972, | 22 |
| making children smile in the pediatric department as well as |
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| all who worked with her, and acting as a member of the hospital | 2 |
| volunteer advisory board; as an early volunteer for the Ray | 3 |
| Graham Association, she chaired numerous benefits to raise | 4 |
| money for the foundation, collaborating with the Butler family | 5 |
| and the Oak Brook Polo Club; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Perina also gave her time and talents to the | 7 |
| DuPage Board of Elections, West Suburban Band, and the Elmhurst | 8 |
| College Band; she was a lifelong humanitarian and an advocate | 9 |
| for animals, she was a worldwide traveler, enjoying trips on | 10 |
| the Concord, Queen Elizabeth 2, and to her family's ancestral | 11 |
| home in the Czech Republic; she will be remembered by those who | 12 |
| loved her for her kindness, strength, modesty, charm, and wit, | 13 |
| her beautiful parties, the clothes she designed and gourmet | 14 |
| meals she prepared; she will also be remembered for her | 15 |
| enduring ability to make everyone feel special; and
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| WHEREAS, She is survived by her son, Henry L. Perina; her | 17 |
| daughters, Cynthia (Carl) Curry and Deborah (David) Lambin; her | 18 |
| grandchildren, Jessica, Elliot, and Julia Curry, and Jeffrey, | 19 |
| Rachael, and John-Henry Lambin; her sister, Patricia Beranek; | 20 |
| and her brother, Otto (Maryanne) Vent; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 22 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 23 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Mary V. Perina; and be |
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| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 |
| presented to the family of Mary V. Perina as a symbol of our | 4 |
| sincere sympathy.
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